e pluribus unum


e plu·ri·bus unum

foreign term
\ˌē-ˌplr-ə-bəs-ˈ(y)ü-nəm, ˌā-ˌplr-i-bs-ˈü-nm\

Definition of E PLURIBUS UNUM

: one out of many —used on the Great Seal of the United States and on several United States coins

Origin of E PLURIBUS UNUM

Latin

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